Bank debit card penetration fell 5.19% to 83.0% in Slovakia in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank debit card penetration in Slovakia reached an all time high of 87.6% in 2016 and an all time low of 31.8% in 2000. When compared to Slovakia's main peers, bank debit card penetration in Austria amounted to 115%, 82.2% in Czech Republic, 79.2% in Hungary and 87.8% in Poland in 2017.
Slovakia has been ranked 33rd within the group of 42 countries we follow in terms of bank debit card penetration, 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Debit Card Penetration | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | % | 118% | 115% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 86.4% | 82.2% | 101% | 107% | 115% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 133% | 134% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 77.6% | 79.2% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 86.4% | 89.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 81.4% | 87.8% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 160% | 172% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 87.6% | 83.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 127% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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